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Fujitsu LifeBook A3120 manual

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    Copyright Copyright and T rademark Information Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation has made every effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of this document; however, as ongoing development effor ts are continually impr oving the capabilities of our products, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the contents of this document. W e disclaim liab[...]

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    LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This unit requires an A C adapter to operate. U se only UL Listed Class 2 Adapters with an output rating of 19 VDC, with a current of 4.22A. A C adapter output polarity : When using your not ebook equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed t o reduce the risk of fire, [...]

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    T able of Contents Fujitsu LifeBook ® A3120 Notebook T able of Contents 1 PREFACE Preface About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Fujitsu Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 GETTING TO KNOW Y OUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK Overview Unpack[...]

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    LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook 4 USER -INSTALLABLE FEATURES Lithium ion Battery Recharging the Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Optical Disk Drive Media Player Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Loading Media on Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    T able of Contents 8 GLOSSARY/REGULATORY Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 APPENDIX A: INTEGRATED WIRELESS LAN USER’ S GUIDE Before Using the Wireless LAN Wireless LAN Modes Using this Device . . . . . . . 86 Wireless Network Considerations . . .[...]

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    1 Preface Preface ABOUT THIS GUIDE The LifeBook A3120 notebook from Fujitsu is a powerful computer , powered by an AMD T urion™ 64 X2 Mobile T echnolog y microprocessor and an inte- grated A TI Radeon® Xpress g raphics controller with support for up to 256 MB of shared graphics memor y. The notebook has a built-in 15.4” TFT wide X GA Crystal V[...]

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    5 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook Figure 2-1. Fujitsu LifeBook A3120 notebook Overview This section describes the components of your Fujitsu LifeBook A3120 notebook. W e strongly r ecommend that you read it before using y our notebook – even if you are already familiar with notebook computers. UNPACKING When y ou receiv e your LifeBook not ebook, [...]

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    6 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Section Tw o Figure 2-3. LifeBook notebook wi th display open Locating the Controls and Connectors T OP COMPONENTS The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook’ s top compone nts. Display Panel The display panel is a color L CD panel with back lighting for the displa y of text and graphics. Sta[...]

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    7 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook Figure 2-4. LifeBook no tebook left-side panel LEFT-SIDE PANEL COMPONENTS The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook’ s left-side co mponents. Stylus/Stylus Slot The stylus and stylus slot are found only on LifeBook models which have the optional P oint and W rite Pad rather than the standard t[...]

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    8 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Section Tw o Figure 2-5. LifeBook notebook right -side panel RIGHT-SIDE PANEL COMPONENTS The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook ’ s right-side compone nts. ExpressCard Eject Button The ExpressCar d eject button is used for removing an ExpressCard from the slot. ExpressCard Slot The Expres[...]

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    9 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook Figure 2-6. LifeBoo k notebook back panel BACK PANEL COMPONENTS Following is a brief description of y our LifeBook note- book’ s back panel components. Anti-theft Lock Slot The anti-theft lock slot allows you to attach an optional physical lock dow n dev ice. USB 2.0 Ports The USB 2.0 ports allow you to connect U [...]

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    10 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Section Tw o Figure 2-7. LifeBoo k notebook bottom panel BOTTOM COMPONENTS The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook’ s b ottom panel components. Main Unit and Configuration Label The configur ation label shows the model numb er and other information about your notebook. I n addition, the c[...]

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    11 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook Figure 2-8. Status Indicator Panel Status Indicator Panel The Status Indicator displays symbols that correspon d with a speci fic component of your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook. These symbols tell you ho w each of those components are operating. (Figure 2-8) POWER INDICATOR The P ower indicator symbol stat es whether [...]

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    12 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Section Tw o HDD/ODD ACCESS INDICATOR The Hard Disk Drive/Optical Disk Driv e Acc ess indi- cator tells you that the drive is being accessed. I f the Aut o Insert Notification function is acti ve, the indicator will flash periodically when your system is checking the optical driv e. If the A uto Insert Notific at[...]

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    13 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook Figure 2-9 Keyboard Keyboard USING THE KEYBOARD Y our LifeBook notebook has an integral 86-key keyboard. The keys perform all the standard functions of a 101-key keyboard, including the W indows keys and other special function keys. This section describes the following keys. ■ Num e r i c k e y p a d ■ Cursor k[...]

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    14 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Section Tw o ■ [Fn+F6]: Pressing [F6] r epeatedly while holding [Fn] will lower the brightness of your display . ■ [Fn+F7]: Pressing [F7] r epeatedly while holding [Fn] will increase the brightness of the display . ■ [Fn+F8]: Pressing [F8] r epeatedly while holding [Fn] will decrease the volume of y o ur Li[...]

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    15 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook Figure 2-10. T ouchpad pointing device T ouchpad Pointing Device The T ouchpad pointing device co mes built into your LifeBook notebook. It is us ed to cont rol t he m oveme nt of the pointer to select it ems on your displa y panel. The T ouchpad is composed of a cursor control, a left and right button, and a scrol[...]

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    16 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Section Tw o DRAGGING Dragging means pressing and holding the left button, while moving the cursor . T o drag, move the cursor to the item you wish to mov e. Press and hold the left button while moving the item to i ts new location and then release it. Dragging can also be done using the T ouchpad. First, tap th [...]

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    17 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook ■ The stylus should not be used to tap on the display; it ha s no effect on the display , and could cause damage to the screen if so used. ■ When using the stylus on the pad, you cannot use your finger to control the touchpad. If you wa nt to use your finger on the touchpad, keep the stylus away from the pad, o[...]

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    18 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Section Two V olume Control Y our Fuji tsu LifeBook notebook has multiple volume controls whic h interact with each other. CONTROLLING THE VOLUME The volume can be con trolled in several different ways: ■ V olume can be set using the volume butt ons to the right of the application buttons above the left of the [...]

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    19 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook Figure 2-17. LifeBook Application Panel LifeBook Application Panel A unique feature of y o ur notebook is the LifeBook Application P anel. The Application P anel makes you r LifeBook notebook more than just another computer . This panel allows yo u to launch selected applications with the touch of a button. Y our L[...]

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    20 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Section Tw o At the bottom of each application setup page are two selectable options. The first will enable/disable the button when your LifeBook notebook is in Standby mode, and the second will enable/disable the button when your LifeBook not ebook is powered off. Y ou can enable/disable either or both of these [...]

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    23 Getting Started Figure 3-1 Connecting the AC Adapter Power Sources Y our F ujitsu LifeBook no tebook has three possible power sourc es: a primar y Lithium ion battery , an AC adapter o r an optional A uto/Airline ad apter . CONNECTING THE POWER ADAPTERS The AC adapter or optional A uto/Airline adapter provides pow er for operating your notebook [...]

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    24 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Section Thre e Figure 3-2 Opening the Display Panel Display Panel Y our Fu jitsu LifeBook notebook contains a display panel that is backlit for easier viewing in bright environments and maintains top resol ution through the use of acti ve- matrix technology . OPENING THE DISPLAY PANEL 1. Press the Display P anel [...]

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    25 Getting Started Starting Y our LifeBook Notebook POWER ON Power/Suspend/Resume Button The P ower/Suspend/Res ume button is used to tu rn on your LifeBook notebook fr om its off stat e. Once you have c onnected your AC adapter or charged the internal Lithium ion battery , you can power on your Lif eBook notebook. (See figure 2-3 on page 6 for loc[...]

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    26 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Section Three BIOS Guide A guide to y our notebook’ s BIOS is available online. Please visit our ser vice and support website at: http://www.us.fujitsu.com/c omputers . Once there, select Support, then select No tebooks under Us er’ s Guides. Select LifeBook BIOS G uides from the pull- down menu for your Life[...]

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    27 Getting Started Power Management Y our F ujitsu LifeBook note book has many options and features for conserving battery power . Some of these features are aut omatic and need no user intervention, such as those for the internal modem. However , others depend on the parameters you set to best suit y our oper- ating conditions, suc h as those for [...]

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    28 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Section Th ree 3. Select “Choose what the power b utton does” or “Choose what closing the lid does” , then m ake your selections (Do Nothing, Sleep, H ibernate, or Shut Down). RESTARTING THE SYSTEM If your system is on and y ou need to restart it, be sure that you use the following procedur e. 1. Click th[...]

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    31 User Installable Features Lithium ion Battery Y our LifeBook notebook has a Lithium ion battery that provides pow er for operating your notebook when no external power sour ce is available. The battery is durable and long lasting, but should not b e exposed to extreme temperatures, high voltages, chemicals or other hazards. The Lithium ion batte[...]

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    32 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Section Fou r Dead Battery Suspend mode show s on the Status indi- cator just lik e the normal Standby mode. Once your notebook goes into Dead Battery Suspend mode you will be unable to re sume operation until you pr ovide a source of power either from an adapter , or a charged battery . Once you hav e provided p[...]

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    33 User Installable Features Figure 4-2. Optical Drive Optical Disk Drive A variety of media is available to use with y our Dual- Layer M ulti-Format DVD W riter, also kno wn as an “o ptical disk drive” . DVD-R and DVD-R W discs hold up to 4.7 GB of data (DVD-R discs used with the Dual-La yer M ulti-Format DVD writer hold up to 8.5 GB of data.)[...]

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    34 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Section Four Figure 4-3. Loading/Ejecting Media REMOVING MEDIA 1. Push and release the eject button on the front of the optical drive. This will stop the drive and the holder tray will come out of the LifeBook notebook a short distance. 2. Gently pull the tray out until the disc can e asily be remov ed from the t[...]

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    35 User Installable Features DVD movie on battery power you ma y need to swap in an additional, charged battery or attach AC power during the movie to view it in its entirety . T o Watch a Movie on Battery Power: 1. Hav e an additional full-charged battery or your AC adapter ready for use. 2. Start watching your DVD mo vie. 3. When the low battery [...]

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    36 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Section Fou r Figure 4-5. inserting an SD Card Memory Stick/Secure Digital/xD Card Slot Y our LifeBook notebook supports the following memory cards, on which you can store and transfer data to and from a variety of digital devi ces. These cards use flash memory architecture, which means they don ’t need a power[...]

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    37 Secure Digital Card 1. See your Memory Stick, SD Card, or xD-Picture Car d manual for instructions on the in sertion of your card. Some cards ma y require that y our notebook is off while inserting them. 2. Make s ure there is no card currently in the slot. I f there is, see Remo ving a Memory Stick/SD/xD- Picture Card. 3. Insert your card int o[...]

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    38 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Section Four Figure 4-7. inserting/Removing PC Card PC Cards/ExpressCards™ Y our LifeBook notebook supports T y pe I and T y pe II PC Cards and ExpressCards TM , whic h can perform a variety of functions depending on which ty pe of card you insert. Y ou can insert one or two cards at a time, depending on its ty[...]

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    39 User Installable Features INSERTING EXPRESSCARDS There are tw o different width ExpressCards: 34 mm and 54 mm. The connector inside the slot is located on the left-hand side of the slot. If you insert a 34 mm card, align it with the left side of the slot when inserting it. ExpressCards ar e inserted in the ExpressCard slot (the top sl ot) . (Fig[...]

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    40 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Section Four Memory Upgrade Module Y our F ujitsu LifeBook noteb ook comes with high speed Double Data Rate Sync hronous Dynamic RAM (DDR2- 667 SDRAM) factor y instal led. The maximum memory capacity is 4 GB (2 GB x 2) , but 3.25 GB is the maxim um amount that is usable by th e operating system. T o increase your[...]

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    41 User Installable Features Figure 4-11. Rem oving a Memory Upgrade Module 4. Store the memory upgrade module in a static guarded sleeve. 5. Replac e the cover and reinstall th e screw . CHECKING THE MEMORY CAPACITY Once you hav e changed the system memory capacity by replacing the installed module with a larger one, be sure to check that your not[...]

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    42 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Section Four Device Ports Y our F ujitsu LifeBook notebook comes equipped with multiple ports to which you can c onnect external devices including: disk drives, k eyboards, modems, printers, etc. MODEM (RJ-11) T ELEPHONE JACK The modem (RJ-11) telephone jack is used for an internal modem. T o connect the telep ho[...]

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    43 User Installable Features Figure 4-14. Connecting a USB Device IEEE 1394 PORT The 4-pin 1394 port allows you t o connect digital devices that are compliant with IEEE 1394 standard. The IEEE 1394 standard is easy to use, c onnect, and discon- nect. This port can allow up to 400 Mbps transfer rate. A third-party application may be required t o ope[...]

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    47 Tr oubleshooting T roubleshooting There may be occasions when y o u encounter simple setup or operating problems that you can solv e on the spot, or problems with per ipheral dev ices that can be solved by r eplacing the device. The information in this section helps you isolate and resolve some of these straight forward issues and identify failu[...]

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    48 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Section Five TR O U B L E S H O O T I N G TA B L E Proble m Page A udio Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 48 Optical Drive Pr oblems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 48 Floppy Disk Driv e Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 49 Hard Driv e Problems . . . . . . [...]

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    49 Tr oubleshooting The Optical Drive A ccess indicator on the Status Indicator P anel blinks at regular intervals when no disc is in the tray or the optical drive is not installed. The auto insertion function is active and is c hecking to see if a disc is ready to run. This is normal. However , you may disable this feature. Floppy Disk Drive Probl[...]

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    50 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Section Five Modem Problems Messages about modem operation. Modem operation messages are generated by whichev er modem application is in use. See your application soft ware documentation for additional information. USB Device Problems Y ou hav e installed a USB device that your LifeBook notebook does not recog- n[...]

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    51 Tr oubleshooting Y ou turn on y our LifeBook notebook and nothing seems to hap pen. (contin ued) The primary battery is installed but is faulty. Us e the Status Indicator panel to verify the presence and condition of the batteries. (See Status Indicator P anel on page 11 for more infor mation) If a battery is indicating a short , remove that bat[...]

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    52 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Section Five The batteries seem to discharge too q uickly . Y ou are running an application that uses a lot of power d ue to frequent hard drive access or DVD/CD-ROM acc ess, use of a modem or LAN PC card. U se both the primary battery and an option al second battery and/or use a power adapt er for this applicati[...]

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    53 Tr oubleshooting Y our notebook ap pears to change setup parameters when you start it. (contin ued) The BIOS CMOS hold-up battery has failed. Contact your support representative for repairs. This is not a user serviceable part but has a normal life of 3 to 5 years. Video P roblems The built-in display is blank when you turn on your LifeBook note[...]

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    54 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Section Five The application display uses only a portion of your screen and is surrounded by a dark frame. Y ou are running an application that does not support 1280 x 800 pixel resolu tion display and display compression is enabled. Display compression giv es a clearer but smaller display for applications that d[...]

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    55 Tr oubleshooting POWER ON SELF T EST MESSA GES The following is an alphabetic list of error-and-status messages that Phoenix BIOS and/or your operating system can generate and an explanation of each message. Error messages are marked with an *. If an error message is displayed that is not in this list, write it down and check your operating syst[...]

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    56 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Section Five *Parity Check 2 nnnn Parity error found in the I/O bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????. This is a potentially data-destro ying failure. Contact your support representative. *Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to [...]

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    57 Tr oubleshooting RESTORING Y OU R PRE-INSTALLED SOFTWARE The Drivers and Applicati ons Restore (D AR) disc contains sets of device drivers and F ujitsu utilities (in specific directories) that are unique to yo ur computer configuration for use as documented belo w. Reinstalling Individual Dr ivers and Applications The D AR disc can be used to se[...]

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    58 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Section Five 6. If you ha ve an external DVD driv e connected: ■ Select the Advanced menu in the BIOS window. ■ Scroll down to the USB Features submen u and press the Enter key to open it. ■ If Legacy USB Support is disabled, press the space bar to enable it. ■ Scroll down to SCSI S ubClass Support and pr[...]

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    59 Tr oubleshooting ■ Adv an ce . Incline the display to the hinge side, or use [Up] key . ■ Back. Incline the display t o the mouse-button sid e, or use [Down] key . ■ Right. Incline the display to the right side, or use [Right] key . ■ Left. Incline the display to the l eft side, or use [Left] key. ■ Go up. U s e [A] key . ■ Go down. [...]

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    63 Care and Maintenance Care and Maintenance If you use your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook carefully , you will increase its life and reliability . This section provides some tips for looking after the notebook and its dev ices. Caring for your LifeBook notebook ■ Y our LifeBook notebook is a durable but sensitive elec- tronic device. T reat it with [...]

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    64 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Section Six ■ Be careful not to leav e the stylus on the keyboard or palm rest when closing the displa y . T raveling with your LifeBook notebook ■ Do not transport your notebook while it is tu rned on. ■ It is recomm en ded t hat you c ar r y you r no teb ook wi th you while traveling, rather than checking[...]

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    65 Care and Maintenance MEDIA CARE Caring for your Media (DVD/CD/CD-R) Media discs are precision devices and will function reli- ably if given reasonable care. ■ Always st ore your media disc in its case when it is n ot in use. ■ Always handle discs by the edges and avoid t ouching the surface. ■ A void storing any media disc s in extreme t e[...]

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    69 Specifications Specifications This section provides the hardware and en v ironmental specifications for your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook. Specifications of particular configurations will var y . CONFIGURATION LABEL There is a configuration label located on the bottom of your LifeBook notebook. (See Figure 2-7 on page 10 for location) . This label [...]

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    70 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Section Seven Gigabit LA N : Internal Marvell 88E8055 wired 10Base-T/ 100Base-Tx/1000Base-T) Ethernet LAN Wireless LAN: ■ Integr ated Atheros Su perAG Wireless LAN (802.11a+b/g) with Antenna On/Off switch ■ Bluetooth device for wireless personal area network communication (c ontrolled by WLAN On/Off switch) L[...]

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    71 Specifications PRE-INSTALLED SOFTWARE Depending on your pre-installed operating system, y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebook comes with pre-installed software for playing audio and video files of various formats. In addition there is file transfer software, v irus protection software and P ower Management software. The following list indicates the pr[...]

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    72 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Section Seven Operating System Options Depending upon your system, one of the following operating system configurat ions will be installed: Microsoft W indows Vista H ome Premium Edition With Micr osoft W orks 8.5 and Microsoft Office 60- day trial (home and Student Edition 2007) Microsoft W indows Vista B usines[...]

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    75 Glossary Glossary AC Adapter A device which conv erts the AC voltage from a wall out let to the DC volta ge needed t o powe r your LifeBook notebook. ACPI Advanced Configurati on and Power Interface Active-Matrix Display A type of technology for making flat-panel displays which has a transistor or similar device for e very pixel on the screen. A[...]

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    76 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Section Eigh t Data The information a system stores and pr ocesses. DC Direct current. A voltage or current that does not fluctuate periodically with time. Default V alue A pre programmed value to be used if you fail to set your own . DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Pr otocol A protocol used to automatically ac q[...]

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    77 Glossary I/O Port The connector and associated c ontrol circuits for data entering and lea ving your no tebook in electronic form. IDE Intelligent Drive Electronics. A type of control int erface for a hard driv e which is inside the hard drive unit. Infrastructure A name of a wireless LAN configuration. This type of communication uses an acc ess[...]

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    78 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Section Eigh t NTSC National TV Standards C ommission. The standard for TV broadcast and rec eption for the USA. Operating System A group of control programs that convert application commands, incl uding driver programs, into the exact form required by a specific brand and model of micro- processor in order to pr[...]

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    79 Glossary SRAM Static random access memory. A specific technology of making RAM which does not require periodic data refreshing. SSID Service Set Identifier Specifies which network you are joining. Some systems allow you to specify an y SSID as an option so you can join any network. Standby T o make ino perative for a period of time. Y our LifeBo[...]

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    80 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Section Eig ht Regulatory Information NOTICE Changes or modifications no t expressly approved by Fujitsu c ould void this use r’ s authority to operate the equipment. FCC NOTICES Notice to Users of Radios and T elevision These limits are designed to pr ovide reasonable protec- tion against harmful interferenc e[...]

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    81 Regulatory Information DOC (INDUSTRY CANADA) NOTICES Notice to Users of Radios and T elevision This Class B digital apparatus meets all requir ements of Canadian Interfer ence-Causing Equipment R egulations. CET appareil numérique de la class B respecte toutes les exigence du Rég lement sur le ma térial brouil leur du Canada. Notice to Users [...]

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    85 Wireless LAN User’s Guide FCC REGULATORY INFORMATION Please note the following regula tory information related to the wireless LAN device. Regulatory Notes and Statements Wir eless LAN, Health and Authorization for use Radio frequency electromagnetic energy is emitted fro m Wire- less LAN devices. The energy levels of these emissions, however [...]

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    86 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Appendix Before Using the Wireless LAN This manual describes the procedures for properly setting up and configuring the optional in tegrated Wire- less LAN Mini-PCI device (referred to as "WLAN device"). Before using the WLAN device, read this manual carefully to ensur e it's correct operation. K e[...]

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    87 Wireless LAN User’s Guide WIRELESS NETWORK CONSIDERATIONS ■ The Atheros WLAN device supports IEEE802.11a/b/g and operates in the 2.4GHz ISM band and the 5 GHz UNII bands. ■ Micro wave ov ens will interfere with the operation of WLAN device as microwa ve ovens operat e in the same 2.4GHz frequency range that IEEE802.11b/g devices operate in[...]

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    88 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Appendix CONFIGURING THE WIRELESS LAN The optional WLAN device can be configured to estab- lish wireless network connecti vity using the software that is built into Windo ws Vista. Support for most industry standard security solutions is contained in this software. Pre-defined parameter s will be required for thi[...]

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    89 Wireless LAN User’s Guide T roubleshooting the WLAN TR O U B L E S H O O T I N G TA B L E Causes and countermeasures for tr oubles you may encount er while using your wireless LAN are described in the following table. Problem Possible Cause Possible Solution Unavailable network connection Incorrect network name (SSID) or network key Ad hoc con[...]

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    90 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Appendix Wireless LAN Glossary GLOSSARY Ad Ho c Mo de Ad Hoc M o de refers to a wireless network architecture where wireless network connecti vity between multiple computers is established without a central wireless network device, typically known as Access P oints. Connectivity is accomplished using only client [...]

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    91 Wireless LAN User’s Guide Shared key authentication 802.11 network authentication method in whic h the AP sends the client device a challenge text packet that the client must then encry pt with the correct WEP key and return to the AP . If the client has the wrong key or no key , authentication will fail and the cl ient will not be allowed to [...]

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    92 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Appendix Specifications * “W i-Fi based” indicates that the interconnectivity test of the organization which guarantees the int erconnectivity of wireless LAN (Wi-Fi Alliance) has been passed. ** The commun ication ranges shown above will increase or decrease depending on factors such as number of walls, refl[...]

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    93 Wireless LAN User’s Guide Using the Bluetooth Device The Integrated Bluetooth module (E YTF3CSFT) is an optional device av ailable for Fujits u mobile computers. WHAT IS BLUETOOTH Bluetooth technology is designed as a short-range w ire- less link between mobile devices, such as lapto p computer s, phones, printers, and cameras. Bluetooth techn[...]

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    97 Using the Fingerprin t Sensor Fingerprint Sensor Device INTRODUCING THE FINGERPRINT SENSOR DEVICE Y our system has a fingerprint sensor dev ice below the T ouchpad, between the left and right buttons. It also serves as a scrolling sensor . (Figure B-1) Figure B-1 Fingerprint sensor With a fingerprint sensor , you can avoid having to enter a user[...]

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    98 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook The installation program automatically places an icon (Softex OmniP ass) in the Windo ws Control P anel as well as a golden key shaped icon in the taskbar . V erifyin g Information about OmniPass After yo u have c ompleted installing OmniP ass and restarted your system, y ou may wish to check the version of OmniP a[...]

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    99 Using the Fingerprin t Sensor wi ll b e yo ur Win dows comp ute r na me. In a cor po - rate enviro nment, or when accessing c orporate resources, the Domain : may not be your Win dows computer name. Click [N ext] to continue. 3. In this step O mniPass captur es your fingerprint. Refer to “Enr olling a Fingerprint” on page 99 for additional i[...]

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    100 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook When p rompted to authenticat e, you must supply the appropriate credentials: an enr o lled finger for the finger- print capture window or your master password for the master password pr ompt (the key icon). Remembering a Password OmniPass can remember an y application, GUI, or pass- word protected resourc e that [...]

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    101 Using the Fingerprin t Sensor In W indows XP , y our login options mu st be set either fo r classic login, or for fast user switching and logon screen to be enabled to use your fingerprint to log on to Wind ows. T o chan ge this go to Control Panel , select Use r Ac co u n t s and then click Chang e the way users log on or off . If your Win dow[...]

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    102 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook Exporting an OmniPass User Profile T o export a user, open the OmniPass Control Center , and click Import /Expor t User under Manage Users . Click Exports an OmniPass user profile . OmniP ass will prompt yo u to authenticate. U pon successfully authenti- cation, you must name the OmniP ass user profile and decide [...]

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    103 Using the Fingerprin t Sensor User Settings The Us er Settings tab has four interfaces: Aud i o S et t i n g s , Ta s k b a r T i p s , and Enr ollment . User settings allow users to customize OmniP ass to suit their individual pref er- ences. Under Us er S e t t i n g s ( Au d i o Se t t i n g s and Ta s k b a r Tips ) you can set how OmniP as[...]

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    105 Index Index A AC adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 plug adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Anti-theft lock slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Application Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Auto/Airlin[...]

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    106 LifeBook A3000 Series Notebook - Index Fujitsu LifeBook storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 traveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Function Key F10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 F3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    107 Index Pre-Installed Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Adobe Acrobat Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Fujitsu HotKey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Google Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 LifeBook Application Panel . . . . . . . . .[...]

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